Please save the date for the Online Kitten Conference in 2021: June 11-13!

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spacer gif2020 Online Kitten Conference

You can still register for access to the recorded conference!

Individual ticket pricing is just $75. Visit our Conference Partners at  https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/online-kitten-conference-2020/ to purchase your tickets!

Can’t join us for the live event?  Don’t worry!  Registrants will have access to the archived recordings for 60 days after the Conference.

Do you want to raise funds for your non-profit organization through the Online Kitten Conference Affiliate Program?  Contact stacy@communitycatspodcast.com for more information on how to join!

You can help more kittens by sponsoring the 2020 Online Kitten Conference.  Get your business name out there to professionals in the animal welfare community!  We have several sponsorship opportunities  available.

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Online Kitten Conference Speakers

Here are our amazing speakers for the 2020 Online Kitten Conference!

See the session descriptions, speaker bios and schedule in our Conference Program.

COVID-19 and the Future of Neonatal Kitten Lifesaving

Ellen Jefferson, DVM
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Executive Director of Austin Pets Alive! and
American Pets Alive!

COVID-19 and the Future of Neonatal Kitten Lifesaving

Casandra Mensing
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Maddie’s Neonatal Kitten Director, American Pets Alive!

emily carl

Kitten Behavioral Training: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted Cat

Emily Carl, CPDT-KA

Cat and Dog Trainer for the Humane Animal Welfare Society

Best Practices for Best Outcomes in Kitten Spay/Neuter

Cynthia (Cindi) Delany, DVM, KPA-CTP
Supervising Shelter Veterinarian for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program

mikel maria delgado

Research Panel: Studies Advancing Kitten Care – Stress Responses and Cross-Sucking Behaviors in Orphaned Neonatal Kittens

Mikel Maria Delgado, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Davis

erin doyle

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP): Updates in Our Knowledge and Approach and Research Panel: Studies Advancing Kitten Care – Mortality Risk Factors in a Kitten Nursery

Erin Doyle, DVM
Senior Director, Shelter Medicine for the ASPCA

monica freden

Research Panel: Studies Advancing Kitten Care – Screening Shelter Cats for FeLV: Balancing Disease Control and Lifesaving

Monica Frenden
Maddie’s Director of Feline Lifesaving, American Pets Alive!

marthina greer

Kitten Health Scorer

Marthina (Marty) Greer, DVM, JD
Director of Veterinary Services for Revival Animal Health and Veterinary Village

nikki harris

Kitten Krusaders: Recruiting Private Practice Veterinarians to Save Lives

Nikki Harris
Chief Operating Officer of Jacksonville Humane Society

krysten janke

Research Panel: Studies Advancing Kitten Care – Diagnosing Feline Panleukopenia in Shelter Kittens: New Study Findings

Kyrsten Janke
Research Assistant for Toronto Humane Society

linda jacobson

Research Panel: Studies Advancing Kitten Care – Diagnosing Feline Panleukopenia in Shelter Kittens: New Study Findings

Linda Jacobson
Senior Manager, Shelter Medicine Advancement for Toronto Humane Society

simone kelham

Saving Kittens in Partnership (SKIP)

Simone Kelham
Founder of Newborn Kitten Rescue

taylor lefebvre

Destination Adoption: Planning Adoption Events that Broaden Your Reach

Taylor Lefebvre
Programs Manager for Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS)

kara ludke

Fearless Fungus Fighting: How to (Realistically!) Start a Ringworm Treatment Program

Kara Ludke

Program Coordinator for Best Friends Animal Society, Los Angeles, California

michelle lynch

How to Host a Mega Kitten Adoption Event: 100 Kitten Adoptions in a Day? Yes You Can!

Michelle Lynch
Shelter Manager for Cat Adoption Team of Sherwood, Oregon

Friday Conference Kick-off with the “Meowvelous” Arden Moore: Keeping Kittens and Kids Safe!

Arden Moore

America’s Pet Health and Safety Coach

chris roy

Understanding and Leveraging Your Transport Options

Chris Roy
Chief Executive Officer of Doobert.com

heather svoboda

How to Host a Mega Kitten Adoption Event: 100 Kitten Adoptions in a Day? Yes You Can!

Heather Svoboda
Communications and Development Manager for Cat Adoption Team of Sherwood, Oregon

melissa thompson

Saving Kittens in Partnership (SKIP)

Melissa Thompson, DVM
Vice President of Medical Operations for the Arizona Humane Society

Research Panel: Studies Advancing Kitten Care – Famciclovir as a Treatment for Kittens with Ocular Herpes Virus Infection: A Triple-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Karen Vernau, DVM, MAS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Clinical Professor of Neurology/Neurosurgery at the University of California, Davis